Is al jazeera live from doha also coming up the white house chief of staff are called in it tells democrats the president trumps pledges on immigration during the Election Campaign uninformed. Francis waves into a centuries old conflict and calling for unity in the struggle for indigenous rights. And we take a dive into a unique case in mexico could help shed some light on an ancient civilization. If the o. P. s freedom Opposition Leader as part of an amnesty of prisoners jailed over antigovernment protests in twenty fifteen america dina was released with more than four hundred others in a move towards political reconciliation by the state reports. But added to dina is a hero to his supporters. And thousands of excited well wishers guard of honor to restore his convoy to nine miles from the Detention Center on the outskirts of paris ababa to his home in the nearby town of braille. The leader of the aroma Federalist Party had been arrested after returning from a visit to brussels a year ago was accused of collusion with outlawed groups a charge always denied by save i have very violated while it is there no owes a former member of parliament and it was a construction in the low. House. I have been always you know respect things that. Anyway its good that them out. His freedom came as part of government efforts to stem a spreading wave of violence and unrest which flared up in twenty fifteen has claimed hundreds of lives and threatens the stability of one of africas Fastest Growing economies and generally the third in a move into defusing the tension ethiopias Prime Minister announced he would release many prominent dissident politicians always out without a party in their members who will decide is the next days in the weeks what to do only what road to do all was originally out to do is a government the board for National Data if it is real in the honest the we are for it but Amnesty International and other observers warn that a few high profile releases will not be enough the regime has to do more stories rescind this broken elos has to instill judicial reform this Security Sector reform a complete overhaul of the electoral system without this. I dont think the people will be satisfied thousands of prisoners of conscience are still in jail accused of prosecuted for protesting against the government in a statement the us embassy said it was encouraged by the latest releases paul brennan aljazeera. Well mama drama is founder and editor of oprah dot com thats an independent news website about ethiopia he says the release is a direct result of the roma protests i think you know. A year ago i said im jailed fighting for my people my people were let me for free in does it say what happened today i think what gives a lot of people of them is amys this is a young population that is demanding it is right. For more in ethiopia faces a challenge where the purposes are not going away in it has pushed the ruling party to a corner where now there are divisions even within the governing coalition where the oromo members of the ruling ethiopian Peoples Democratic front essentially embracing the protesters demands calling for reforms i think. Power struggle within the party and the fact that there is an assertive Younger Generation of Leaders Within the ruling party in the in the fact that the protesters and the young people who are taking to the streets in demanding their rights this gives people a lot of the mizzen because one way or another change seems inevitable in ethiopia is just a matter of how soon it will come in the way we are going to see more chains of people have been killed in twin suicide attacks and nigeria the bombers targeted a market on the outskirts of the city of my degree at least forty eight people were injured and then kaduna state in Northern Nigeria gunmen of kidnapped two americans and two canadians and killed two Police Officers. The white house chief of staff has reportedly said president Donald TrumpsCampaign Promises on immigration were uninformed u. S. Medias reporting john kelly made the comments while discussing Immigration Reform with democratic politicians they want guarantees to protect undocumented migrants before backing a spending bill to avoid a Government Shutdown. Is adjusted the way hes looked at the south asia strategy afghanistan he said very definitely changed attitudes towards the darker issue and even the war once we briefed him when i was at the h. S. He has evolved in the way hes looked at Things Campaign to governing and to Different Things and this president is very very very flexible in terms of what is within the realm of the possible sabotages he has more from washington d. C. Once again allegedly behind closed doors someone very senior in the trumpet ministration seem to be badmouthing donald trump suggesting that his key signature policy on the campaign trail has been uninformed to build the wall and make mexico pay for it john kerry chief of staff saying he had to explain to donald trump that i would not be possible the problem is the dog in public at least shows no sign of having evolved as kelly suggests which makes it even more confusing as members of congress try to understand where the trumpet ministration actually stands on these issues of immigration which will become key to funding the government in the future democrats say unless theres a deal on immigration by friday they wont vote for a continuing resolution to fund the government on the government might shut down on friday having said that there are lots of other machinations on capitol hill which might avoid a shutdown by giving the democrats an extension of a Child Health Insurance program and once again kicking the immigration issues down the road. Israeli forces have killed a palestinian man during a raid in janine in the occupied west bank a number of palestinians were also injured in the gunfire israeli media are linking the incident to the search for the killer of a rabbi who was shot dead a week ago syrias main kurdish part of the p y ds the United Nations to act quickly to protect kurdish controlled territory in the countrys north the parties warning that a Million People live in the enclave of a free in which turkey has threatened to attack turkeys president russia typo and says an offensive will be alone soon to push out Kurdish Forces what tanks have gathered on the turkish side of the border uncovered links the syrian y p g kurdish fighters to turkeys outlawed p k k party which has fought for autonomy for decades and strongly criticized the us for arming and funding the white b. G. Which has played a vital role in the battle against isis your sect of state Rex Tillerson says he will take his concerns into account but in a speech about syria there was no talk of stopping support for kurdish groups the United States hears and takes seriously their concerns are a nato ally turkey we recognize the humanitarian contributions a military sacrifices turkey has made towards defeating isis towards their support of millions of Syrian Refugees is stabilizing the areas of syria it has helped liberate we must turkeys close cooperation in achieving a new future for syria that ensure security for syrias neighbors north and south korea will march under a unified flag at the Opening Ceremony of next months Winter Olympics that also failed a joint womens Ice Hockey Team for the games chang in south korea follows the first high level meeting between the north and south in more than two the is other reconciliation measures include joint training and cultural events that pyongyang sending a Cheerleading Squad to the games with Mark Fitzpatrick is from the International Institute for strategic studies he says both sides have much to gain from the agreement. North korea for the first time in a couple years has responded positively to south koreas overtures because it thinks it can get something out of these agreements that can reduce the potential for war it hopes to get some economic benefits and it hopes to drive a wedge between the United States and south korea so theres a lot of wins here for north korea and from the Southern Side they want to reduce the tensions as well so its probably a win win win is telling his counterparts you know dont be too worried that hes not a new kid on the block hes been through this game before and hes not going to give a give away you know lifting sanctions but but this is off focused on having a peaceful olympics and a peaceful lympics olympics is good for the south korean psyche its good for the south korean economy so i think the United States and japan are ready to give south korea a break here and not not push them too hard the question will be whether this olympics piece can last beyond the olympics and most analysts are skeptical about that and fear that come april there will be a resumption of tension. U. S. President donald trump is accusing russia of helping north korea to evade International Sanctions but he provided no evidence in an interview with the Reuters News Agency he cast doubt on where the talks with north koreas leader kim jong would be useful trump also warned that pyongyang is getting closer to delivering a long range missile that could reach the u. S. He praised china though for restricting oil and coal and coal supplies to north korea but said beijing could do much more time for a short break here not just when we come back well tell you why australias government says its not as tough on refugees as the world believes plus. 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Welcome back a quick recap of the top stories here on aljazeera ethiopia has freed the Opposition Leader that ended the drina danger and to government protests in twenty fifteen the governments released more than four hundred others as part of what it says is a National Reconciliation drive. The white house chief of staff has reportedly said president Trumps Campaign promises on immigration were uninformed u. S. Media says john kerry made the comments was discussing Immigration Reform with democratic politicians. And touches tanks have gathered at the Syrian Border prompting calls for the u. N. To act to protect kurdish controlled territories Million People live in the enclave of africa which turkey is threatening to attack im coming to the Syrian Kurdish fighters to Outlook Group in turkey. Pope francis is urging chiles Indigenous People to end violence in their struggle for more rights he celebrated mass in the county a region which is at the center of a centuries old conflict with the government at least ten churches have been set ablaze in the air in the past week from latin america at its embassy in yemen reports. This is how indigenous map which is pray with branches and cries to the sun and the earth and it was with their traditional rites not the catholic churches that pope francis began his visit to chiles most rest of region the out. But. We can hear alco sing of a sorrow that cannot be silenced who said trees of injustices that have re onesies taking place. The pope dedicated his homily to the my pooches acknowledging that their blood was spilt on this very airbase chosen for the papal ceremony and it is still being disputed by seven hundred families thousands walk long distances from all over the region to attend even from neighboring argentina. We are separated by the Andes Mountains but we are the same approach of people with the same demands for the return of our Ancestral Lands that were taken from us. But many couldnt get here because of barricades put up by massed groups who blocked access roads but. I would add a region has been beaten by too many conflicts since the pope is closer to god than we are hopefully he can into a seed and i would be have for peace. Three catholic churches were targeted by arsonists in the lead up to the popes visit no one has taken responsibility. Here. Privately. But the vatican spokesman told aljazeera the pope is not here to mediate the pope called for my pushes to be recognized as equals but he made no mention of the key issue of land rights instead he warned against confrontation and violence. Violence begets violence destruction increases fragmentation and separation of violence can turn even the most just cause into a law i. Hope francis is repeated p. For unity is what many wanted to hear but its unclear whether it will contribute to easing a centuries old dispute in chiles poorest region. You see in human. The u. N. Says more than half of somalias population need emergency aid because of conflict and a major drought millions have been forced from their homes and hundreds of thousands of children among nourished the u. N. Says it needs one point six billion dollars in extra funds to deal with the crisis has been smith. Most somalis are finding it hard just to survive day to day after more than four years of drought and the continuing war with alshabaab fighters the u. N. Says it just managed to stave off famine in somalia last year but with poor rains forecast again this year more intensive aid will be needed to help the one in every two somalis who are displaced by widespread fighting. Together over the smaller than two million a fifth of the population one into somalia says displaced away from their home this is fuelling suffering it is fairly the levels of humanitarian need and they do not have neighborhoods and other ways to survive for more than a decade alshabaab fighters who are linked to al qaeda have been trying to take over somalia bombings in the capital mogadishu and conflict nationwide makes it hard for aid groups to introduce projects that will help the economy grow long term and reduce dependence on a war has to be a long war on how. We support the Somali People know that we are not in the third rear responding was born in the right. The threat from al shabaab gunmen remained significant despite being forced from much of the territory they controlled by forces from the somali army and the African Union reduced funding means twenty one thousand a year troops are due to leave somalia by the end of twenty twenty Somali Government leaders say they dont have the resources to plug the gap those troops will leave that risks more instability and rather than a groups helping somalia become selfsufficient aid workers are struggling to keep the population from starving to death Bernard Smith aljazeera brags it will feature prominently in talks when britains Prime Minister to reason may meets frances president emmanuel macro in london later on thursday people on both sides of the English Channel are worried about their livelihoods once the u. K. Leaves the European UnionAljazeera International butler reports on the northern coast of france where there are big concerns. For generations the fishermen of billowing sylmar have fished freely in u. K. Waters under European Union rules the northern french port is only fifty kilometers from britain across the English Channel the fishermen worry it will no longer be possible after britain leads the. News of the remaining fission english waters a destroyer of here so that is taken away from us life would be very hard he was one of the thirty five thousand tonnes of fish that are landed here each year two thirds of from u. K. Waters and dont forget also that five thousand people here live on the seafront in the street in large estates the processing industry so if we dont get that that fish from the u. K. Waters that would impact also that side of the industry. Fishing leaders say that unless a deal is made people on both sides of the channel have much to lose or you measure if there was a hard brechts it it could be difficult for the english to bring their fish to france about eighty percent of british fish and up on the European Market mainly via france with the record of the northern grandfather always being close to the u. K. Troops who were in the print president and british Prime MinisterMarie Contreras great people here her that britain leaders will work to protect their interests is a link is crucial and read really. Created to develop it so we are trying to convince those of us and the british florent to do more. Its unclear at this stage which way the olds are stacked but theyre all signs that paris and london wish to stay on good terms on the agenda for thursday summit the possible known of the bio tapestry to britain the eleventh century art work depicts invasion of england by french troops it has never left france if it crosses the English Channel now the symbolism lost on no one Natasha Butler aljazeera. Now the parliament in spains catalonia region has met for the First Time Since snap elections in december there are still uncertainty over who will be the new president of the region separatist parties want the former leader catalyst put to mount but hes in selfimposed exile in belgium under threat of arrest if he returns to spain his call panel. The first vote in a new session of the cattle and parliament and the separatist members of the new assembly the next chapter in the campaign for catalonia to split from the rest of spain. Were not going to back down were going to work to build up the grassroots and turn a goal of an independent republic into reality. Yellow ribbons marked the seats of elected members of parliament who are in jail or on the run judges accuse them of rebellion for leading the campaign to create a breakaway republic when spanish Prime MinisterMariano Rajoy used Emergency Powers to call snap elections to the cattle and parliament his clear aim was to try and realign the balance of power but that gamble has not paid off because once again separatist parties have been able to build a majority and ruling coalition. Thanks. To the process session coalition was elected parliamentary speaker at wednesdays inaugural session. Parliamentary speaker is an important job he will effectively control the political agenda within the next two weeks he must organize a vote to choose the new head of the cancelling government the separatist parties want to reinstate ousted leader demand who fled to belgium when the Spanish Government declared emergency rule in october. To have resumed with him on in. Spanish police say theyll arrest poos demand if he returns unity politicians who favor remaining part of spain also reject the proposal. The new first minister must be hearing catalonia not abroad we will not accept the savior the moccasin virtual politicians are holograms. Separatist m. P. s ended the opening session with the capital an anthem a rebel song about breaking the chains of spanish oppression while outside several thousand rallied to support the separatist cause they sense the stage is now set for a new showdown with Spanish Government leaders in the dreaded pen who while to zero barcelona nearly two and a half thousand refugees have been rescued off the coast of libya in the last week the numbers attempting to cross the mediterranean to reach europe are down from last year i have a faith telethon rates remain high but at least two hundred refugees drowned in the first two weeks of twenty eighteen similar to this time last year australias government is defending its tough stance on immigration saying that it took in more refugees on the uns Refugee Resettlement program per head of population than any other country Andrew Thomas reports now on how the Australian Government is seeking to answer International Criticism of its policies. Australia is known for being tough towards refugees denying asylum to anyone who arrives by boat but its government says that in fact the country is generous towards refugees. Michael area is a refugee who agrees the magician originally from iran says australia has been welcoming everybody respect each other theyre good things more to cut the country and all these different different nationalities live together in one country. Australia is government says being tough on unauthorized migration has put it in control of its borders that means it has public support to take in large numbers of prescreened refugees via the United Nations official resettlement along with the United States and canada the most generous provider of places under the refugee and humanitarian program in the world last year the United States took in nearly a hundred thousand refugees canada took almost fifty thousand and australia to twenty seven thousand six hundred through the United Nations refugee process on a per capita basis as a percentage of its small population australia resettled more refugees this way than any other country. But these figures are selective the number of refugees resettled by australia is dwarfed by the two point seven million sheltered by turkey or the one point five million in pakistan what is true is that for those refugees australias government brings in on its own terms the support once they get here is some of the best in the world as well as education and counseling oriented had access to help to his magic show theres a government supported financed scheme to help refugees develop Small Businesses that critics say its not enough to treat one group kindly while looking out another the ability to seek asylum is fundamental to refugee protection around the world and the why there is strain your tradespeople coming by by undermines that fundamental protection australias generosity is real but is being overshadowed under thomas aljazeera Sydney Police in pakistan say a five Year Old Girl was raped before being strangled to death in the countrys north west a body was discovered in a field on sunday close to the city of my band theres an outrage in the country of the murder and rape of eight year olds and unsorry cases cause widespread protests with accusations of negligence on the part of the authorities space scientists in japan are known as the worlds smallest satellite carrying rocket after a failed attempt last year blasted off from the ocean or a space center on a mission to collect images of the earths surface engineers built the many rocket from used parts found in Home Electronics devices and smartphones hoping similar low cost models with field demand for small satellites now archeologists in mexico have discovered what is believed to be the largest underwater cave in the world divers found human bones and pottery and hoping to use them to gain a better understanding of the mayan civilization tradition reports. Deep underneath the state of kin tunnel row in eastern mexico near the sandy beaches of ken kuhn the tourist resort on the caribbean coast scuba divers explore what they say is the worlds longest and largest underwater cavern on the border with stretching for three hundred forty seven kilometers the freshwater caves are known as sea not dead dust off hosts the maze of underwater channels is not only extensive but also deep up to one hundred meters in some spots its on the sea and the sea nor is muscle mean of the sea and there are about two hundred underwater caves in the secretary system which we thought could be connected but we were not sure of that so now we know about the collection and the flows of water while the city can put them into the way. That scientists think the kids were used as a source of fresh water during the ancient maya civilization divers began exploring the mayan aqua firs in the one nine hundred eighty s. Mayans considered the cave sacred to the portal to talk with the gods of the north down i know to me a mother yourself it gives us a wonderful perspective a new understanding of how the leaders of the ancient settlements and how the ancient mayans developed it allows us to understand more clearly the rituals and the pilgrimage sites and finally the great pretty hispanic settlements that we know of which run along this cave system. At the peak of their civilizations in the six to ten centuries mayans master agriculture mouths and the straw namie as well as building hospitals and sporting arenas and theyre credited with creating calendars and discovering chocolate. Mayans abandoned their cities around one thousand years ago when spanish explorers arrived hundreds of years later they found most cities overgrown. This discovery by divers deep underwater may shed more light on what happened above so long ago. Aljazeera. All that is of course on our website there it is on your screen the address aljazeera. Time for a quick recap of the top stories here the o. P. s freedom Opposition Leader as part of an amnesty of prisoners jailed of antigovernment protests in twenty fifteen that had a good dino was released with more than four hundred others always denied violating the law in his release as part of a government drive for National Reconciliation the white house chief of staff has opposed said president Trumps Campaign promises on immigration were uninformed u. S. Media is reporting that john kelly made the comments while discussing Immigration Reforms with democratic politicians they want guarantees to protect undocumented migrants before backing a spending bill to avoid a Government Shutdown is adjusted the way hes looked at the south asia strategy afghanistan hes a very definitely changed his attitude towards the darker issue and even the war once we briefed him when i was at the h. S. He has evolved in the way hes looked at Things Campaign to governing are two Different Things and this president is very very very flexible in terms of what is within the realm of the possible turkish tanks have gathered at the Syrian Border prompting coals for the u. N. To act to protect kurdish controlled territory a Million People live in the enclave of afrin which turkey has threatened to attack. Syrian kurdish fighters. In. At least twelve people have been killed in twin suicide attacks in nigeria the bombers targeted a market on the outskirts of my degree at least forty eight people were injured and in kaduna state in Northern Nigeria the gunman kidnapped two americans and two canadians and killed two Police Officers you know from south korea will march on the unified flag at the Opening Ceremony of next months Winter Olympics and also feel a joint womens Ice Hockey Team for the games in young child in south korea the gesture of reconciliation was announced after the first time of a meeting in more than two years other measures include joint training and cultural events and pyongyang will send a Cheerleading Squad to the games but francis is urging chiles mapuche a Indigenous People to end violence in a struggle for more rights hes held mass in the arab kenya region which is at the center of a centuries old conflict those are the headlines the news continues here on aljazeera after risking it all stage and thats a lot. 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